erect cinquefoil
erect cinquefoil
Herbal medicineA perennial herb that contains catechols, tannins, resin and tormentilline, a glycoside. It is antidiarrhoeal, antipyretic, astringent and tonic, and has been used to treat sore throat, bleeding gums, haemorrhoids and open wounds (and in a weak solution, conjunctivitis).